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Yeah, I have low blood pressure too. Never thought to attribute it to my coldness! Makes sense though.

Iron levels can have a lot to do with it too - as in if you're low! I used to be anemic until my hysterectomy 6yrs ago. Always felt cold even on the hottest of days... my thyroid checked out every time and my BP stays within normal ranges even during moments of great stress. Anyway, since the hysterectomy, my iron levels have improved dramatically and I don't feel nearly as cold as I used to. (Oh, and my hormone levels indicate I'm not even peri-menopausal yet!) I've always done very well in places like Phoenix, AZ because of it - even in the middle of the summer!

There's a bunch of stuff that can cause cold extremities or low cold tolerance- low blood glucose as well as poorly controlled diabetes, brown fat disorder, cardiovascular illness, or plain vanilla fatigue and sleep deprivation, BUT: it's one of those things you should mention to your doctor if it's a recurring problem, and one a good doctor takes seriously.

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I don't think it is your computer...I think BYC may be having problems.

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I don't think it is your computer...I think BYC may be having problems.

I agree. I was in panic no BYC I'm gonna dye.

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I don't think it is your computer...I think BYC may be having problems.

I agree. I was in panic no BYC I'm gonna dye.

Funny !!

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I don't think it is your computer...I think BYC may be having problems.

I agree it seems to be a BYC thing today.

Does anybody have any recommendations on where to get reasonably priced LARGE mealworms? I've been looking at online places, but somewhere local would be nice. The ones I've been buying in Kenmore cost $8 for 100, which goes rather quickly. I tried some medium ones from an online store (I think they said 3/4 - 1 inch in the description), and they're just too small.

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Iron levels can have a lot to do with it too - as in if you're low! I used to be anemic until my hysterectomy 6yrs ago. Always felt cold even on the hottest of days... my thyroid checked out every time and my BP stays within normal ranges even during moments of great stress. Anyway, since the hysterectomy, my iron levels have improved dramatically and I don't feel nearly as cold as I used to. (Oh, and my hormone levels indicate I'm not even peri-menopausal yet!) I've always done very well in places like Phoenix, AZ because of it - even in the middle of the summer!

There's a bunch of stuff that can cause cold extremities or low cold tolerance- low blood glucose as well as poorly controlled diabetes, brown fat disorder, cardiovascular illness, or plain vanilla fatigue and sleep deprivation, BUT: it's one of those things you should mention to your doctor if it's a recurring problem, and one a good doctor takes seriously.

I can so relate to being cold most of the time. For me it's the worst when I am sitting at the computer. I have always been sensitive to cold, and it was much worse, for years after becoming very hypothermic on the last major hike our family under took. We had made it up to the Pacific Crest trail, when we got caught in the record rain storm for the month of August. We were not really prepared for that much rain overnight. By the time we hiked back to the trail head, there were several of us that had hypothermia. My brother and his friend hiked out faster than the rest of us, and they were able to flag down a logging truck. It's a good thing, because I don't know if we would have survive the night. The trail head was at least 20 miles from the nearest paved road. In the end a full mountain was called in for us. It was a good thing because my dad had fallen and messed up his knee. Another friend of ours hiked back up the trail to get my dad's backpack. It was a lot of fun when the local officers carried us kids into the only open business in Index that night. I was carried piggyback by the local cop into the bar. I was 15 when this all happened. I have never been overnight backing since. I have almost done it, but it just never worked out. Of course now there no way I could manage the back country.

I think for me the cold is part of the Fibromyalgia.

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You should try raising your own meal worms. I seem to remember that Kim Hunter has raised meal worms.

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I have been taking Vicodin twice a day now for years. Your right about it not helping much with the bursitis. I have been using Flector patches for the inflammation. i also take 800 mg od Ibuprofen before going to bed, that helps me get at least 4 hours of sleep. I am not a fan of any of the over the counter pain meds. The Ibuprofen causes kidney problems, and the acetaminophen is hard on the liver. But sleep is very important too. The Vicodin has been the most effective pain relief, that I have found to date for the Fibromyalgia. I just wish that I didn't have to take the acetaminophen that is in Vicodin.

I have tried Naproxen, but found it not very effective and way to hard on my kidneys. I have read studies about using narcotics, that say if you are using them for real pain relief that you are often not addicted to narcotics like you would be if you were taking the stuff for recreation. I have found that this has been true for me. I don't have withdrawals if I run out. On the other hand I cry if I run out of Nexium. The heartburn come back very fast and is terrible, and the Nexium seems to be very hard to get off of. The problem with narcotics is that as time goes on I will end up needing a higher and high dosages to get the same pain relief. It never takes away all the pain but it makes the difference between doing something or not. I would rather be doing something than sitting around in a haze of pain.

My husband is on Oxycodone without the Tylenol, and probably will be for life; his back surgery last year helped a lot of structural stuff that would have made him really ill as he aged, but just moved the nerve pain in his lower back from one side to the other. We have a mantra: it's just pain, it doesn't mean you're sick, but, DAYUM: some times it's unjust pain, especially on the days when I've worked hard and am exhausted and yet cannot sleep even with painkillers.

Naproxen has all sorts of bad sides, but if I take something less ferocious (Ibu or Aspirin in analgesic doseage) then I'm awake at 3am, in pain and in the hour of the wolf, and since I'm not Susan Ivanova I can't take three shots of vodka and go back to sleep. And, again: painkillers at bedtime only does have the upside of delaying the onset of organ damage; it's just hard on my social relationships.

I too have learned over the years that I am a healthy person that just gets to live with the pain. I know that the pain is meaningless, and I am in no danger of any real health problems. I have found that a person can be in a lot of physical pain, and yet still manage to live their life. My biggest problem is knowing when something is really wrong. I tend to wait longer than I should sometimes. I have come to the point that pain is normal, it can really really suck at times, but it won't kill me. My big thing now is just being able to function some of the time. I have so much I want and need to do. I swear if I ever become pain free that nobody will be able to keep up with me. lol

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You should try raising your own meal worms. I seem to remember that Kim Hunter has raised meal worms.

I've seriously thought about it, but I don't have a good location for them. Our house is fairly small. There's no garage and no power to the shed outside. Our laundry room is the most likely option, but it's not very big and my husband would probably have a fit, especially if the worms started to smell. Second best place might be our storage room/attic, but it's adjacent to DS's bedroom...not sure I want to go that route either.